Ligiidae
Sign in to saveLigiidae is a family of woodlice, the only family in the infraorder Diplocheta. The members of this family are common on rocky shores, in similar habitats to those inhabited by species of the bristletail Petrobius and the crab Cyclograpsus.
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderIsopoda
- FamilyLigiidae
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Ligiidae is a family of woodlice, the only family in the infraorder Diplocheta. The members of this family are common on rocky shores, in similar habitats to those inhabited by species of the bristletail Petrobius and the crab Cyclograpsus.
== Genera == This family contains the following genera: Caucasoligidium Borutzky, 1950 †Eoligiiscus Sánchez-García, Peñalver, Delclos & Engel, 2021 Ligia Fabricius, 1798 Ligidioides Wahrberg, 1922 Ligidium Brandt, 1833 Tauroligidium Borutzky, 1950 Typhloligidium Verhoeff, 1918